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Lemurion · 10-09-2009, 10:19 AM

I looked at the list - and the more I look at it, the more I think there isn't a single overriding reason - but more likely a collection of reasons. I think we can all agree that Cuba and North Korea are probably for political reasons, and Canada is probably a special case. (I think Canadian rights issues are part of it, but I don't know for sure.)

AT&T's roaming agreements don't wash as a general reason, as the lack of a roaming agreement wouldn't preclude selling it without wireless access. I do know that some of the countries that do have it without wireless are ones that AT&T doesn't have data roaming agreements with (or at least didn't when I worked their International Wireless desk), and their international data roaming rates don't vary anywhere near as much as voice rates do.

So put me down on the wait and see side.

10-09-2009, 10:19 AM	#112
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	I looked at the list - and the more I look at it, the more I think there isn't a single overriding reason - but more likely a collection of reasons. I think we can all agree that Cuba and North Korea are probably for political reasons, and Canada is probably a special case. (I think Canadian rights issues are part of it, but I don't know for sure.) AT&T's roaming agreements don't wash as a general reason, as the lack of a roaming agreement wouldn't preclude selling it without wireless access. I do know that some of the countries that do have it without wireless are ones that AT&T doesn't have data roaming agreements with (or at least didn't when I worked their International Wireless desk), and their international data roaming rates don't vary anywhere near as much as voice rates do. So put me down on the wait and see side.